Dear Zooarch Colleagues,

Michelle LeFebvre and I would like to draw your attention to a newly published volume, Zooarchaeology in Practice, which explores methods and methodology in zooarchaeology through a series of critical case studies. A volume description appears below. The book includes a number of excellent contributions from researchers within our listserve community. Table of Contents and ordering information may be viewed at: https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-3-319-64763-0

Best wishes,

Christina Giovas and Michelle LeFebvre

Zooarchaeology in Practice: Case Studies in Methodology and Interpretation in Archaeofaunal Analysis (Springer, 2018)

Christina M. Giovas and Michelle J. LeFebvre, Editors

Zooarchaeology in Practice unites depth of treatment with broad topical coverage to advance methodological discussion and development in archaeofaunal analysis. Through case studies, historical accounts, and technical reviews authored by leading figures in the field, the volume examines how zooarchaeological data and interpretation are shaped by its methods of practice and explores the impact of these effects at varying levels of investigation.

Contributing authors draw on geographically and taxonomically diverse datasets, providing instructive approaches to problems in traditional and emerging areas of methodological concern. Readers, from specialists to students, will gain an extensive, sophisticated look at important disciplinary issues that are sure to provoke critical reflection on the nature and importance of sound methodology. With implications for how archaeologists reconstruct human behavior and paleoecology, and broader relevance to fields such as paleontology and conservation biology, Zooarchaeology in Practice makes an enduring contribution to the methodological advancement of the discipline.

Christina M. Giovas, PhD

Lecturer in Archaeology
School of Social Science

University of Queensland

Michie Building
Brisbane St Lucia, QLD 4072 Australia

Phone:  (+61 7) 336 54928
Fax:  (+61 7) 336 51544

Associate Editor, Journal of Island and Coastal Archaeology

Associate Editor, Journal of Anthropological Research
Post-Doctoral Research Associate, Department of Anthropology, University of Oregon